The sea is not my problem,
My task is not the mountain,
My job is not the earth;
My calling’s rather to attend
That I should never fail
Repaying kindness granted me.
Verses of Drumsong, King of the Serpentines, Shakyamuni Buddha
The sea is not my problem,
My task is not the mountain,
My job is not the earth;
My calling’s rather to attend
That I should never fail
Repaying kindness granted me.
Verses of Drumsong, King of the Serpentines, Shakyamuni Buddha
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Zhaxi Zhuoma 2026
This is one of my favorite quotes that I found in Je Tsongkapa’s “Preparing for Tantra: The Mountain of Blessings.”